marquis of jingan

Chapter 1018 Murder incident (read this chapter!)

To be honest, Shen Yi felt a little surprised when he saw the emperor's secret letter.

Because the meaning at the end of this letter is to let Shen Yi decide when the Northern Expedition will be formalized.

This is very problematic.

Because according to the logic of this era, the emperor should always be the one who makes decisions, but now, the emperor actually handed over the decision-making power to Shen Yi.

It's a bit out of line with the ethics of monarchs and ministers.

But thinking about it again, this is a private message, so it's not so strange.

After all, it is impossible for Shen Yi to show this kind of private letter to others, and it is also unlikely for the emperor to show the content of the letter to others. In fact, although Master Shen is the one who decides, when the time comes to go through the process, Shen Yi has to write a letter to ask others to read it. The decree, and then the emperor nodded.

Thinking of this, Shen Yi took out a candle holder from the side, lit the letter, got up and threw the letter into the brazier in the study.

The brazier is one of Shen Yi's necessary office tools, because he needs to burn a lot of things on weekdays.

Master Shen quietly watched the letter paper in front of him burn to ashes, then returned to his seat, looked at Lin Sheng, and said: "I will write back to His Majesty, and you will send my letter as soon as possible later." Go back to Jiankang."

Lin Sheng first bowed his head and said yes, then stood beside the table with great insight, poured some water into the inkstone, picked up the ink stick and began to grind ink for Shen Yi.

Shen Yi raised his head and glanced at him, but didn't stop him. He sat in his seat, pondered over his words, and began to write a letter to the emperor.

This letter is not difficult to write, because Shen Yi's work is proceeding in an orderly manner.

So far, Xuzhou City has at least cost the Qi army more than 2 people, which is only about half of the 5 people Shen Yi set for himself.

And this is just the goal he set for himself. For the imperial court, it is already a great credit for him to conquer Xuzhou. Even if he starts the Northern Expedition now, it is reasonable.

Therefore, Shen Yi only needs to report the current situation and progress to the emperor, and then roughly write the future plan to the emperor.

Master Shen couldn't be better at writing proposals.

So far, he has drawn...well, too many proposals for His Majesty the Emperor, and basically realized all of them.

It took about half an hour for this letter, and Master Shen had already finished writing it. After finishing writing, Shen Yi read it from beginning to end, making sure that he did not say anything wrong, and after avoiding the emperor's taboo, he dried the ink. , sealed in an envelope.

This is a good habit of Jinshi.

If you don’t shy away from it during the exam, you will be deprived of your qualifications for the exam. If you still make typos when you become an official, your future may be lost.

Although Mr. Shen's current status will not lead to his downfall because of taboo, but no one can tell whether he will become a handle.

After packing up his letter and sealing it with wax, Shen Yi handed it to Lin Sheng who was at the side, and said, "Send it as soon as possible, be more careful."

Lin Sheng lowered his head and said, "This subordinate understands."

He was about to turn around and leave, when Shen Yi asked casually: "Have you settled the family affairs?"

Lin Sheng stopped, looked back at Shen Yi, and lowered his head.

"Is Si Zheng suspicious of his subordinates..."

Shen Yi was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dumbly: "You think too much. If you are instigated by Qi people, Xuzhou City will not be able to take it down. What is more important between a high-level mansion and newspaper department and a Xuzhou City, Qi people can clearly distinguish of."

If it is said that before Xuzhou City was brought down, Shen Yi had some doubts about Lin Sheng in his heart, but after Xuzhou City was brought down, this doubt completely dissipated.

Because illogical.

Up to now, the possibility of anyone in Xuzhou city betraying Da Chen is higher than that of Lin Sheng, including Shen Yi himself.

Master Shen patted him on the shoulder, and said softly: "I heard that your little daughter-in-law is half of Zhu Lizhen's blood. I'm afraid that one day, you will be hurt by that woman's hands."

Master Shen's words were a bit tactful, to be precise, he was worried that Lin Sheng would die in the hands of that barbarian woman.

Lin Sheng was silent for a while, then said in a low voice, "I will explain clearly to her when I go back today."

Master Shen nodded, and said, "How many people will you bring home?"

Lin Sheng shook his head: "It's okay, my subordinates can handle it."

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"lady."

In a large mansion in Xuzhou Prefecture, Lin Sheng, who had just returned from outside, returned home with two pieces of bacon.

At this time, meat was the most scarce thing in Xuzhou City, so bacon and the like became rare. He waved the bacon in his hand in front of his new wife, and said with a smile, "It's so easy to get it. I can get it today." See you dirty."

The young woman is only eighteen or nineteen years old. Her maiden name is Zhang, which is Zhu Lizhen's Han surname. Her father is Zhu Lizhen, and her mother is the younger sister of Pan Mao, the magistrate of Xuzhou. She is Han.

However, her father's family is not prominent, and she is inconspicuous in Zhu Lizhen's eyes. Back then, the Pan family formed such a marriage in order to get married with Zhu Lizhen.

The Zhang family has not improved much until now, so she obeyed her uncle Pan Mao's order and married the wealthy businessman Shen Ping.

In the Northern Qi Dynasty, this was regarded as "marrying down", because there were very few Zhu Lizhen women who married Han people.

Her original name was Cui Rong, but she became Shen Zhang after she married.

After seeing the bacon, the young woman quickly stepped forward to pick it up, hugged her husband, and said with a smile: "My husband is still capable. I heard people say that now a catty of meat in the city can be exchanged for several taels of silver, and Money may not be exchanged for it.”

Lin Sheng, or Shen Ping, is a senior official in Xuzhou City. His family has a big business. Originally, there were many servants in the family. Four or five people are in the house.

The young woman was in a good mood, took the bacon and cooked a few dishes herself, and then served Lin Sheng a good meal. The young couple sat on both sides of a small table.

"I don't know when these southerners will be able to leave Xuzhou. In the past few months, people in the city have been panicked and restless."

Lin Sheng took a bite of his meal, hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice: "Chen Jun is here, there is nothing wrong with it, I am a Han..."

"And now, the food in the city is also cheaper than before."

Shen Zhang glanced at her husband, and said in a low voice: "Then they robbed the food? Most of them robbed my uncle, and some of them robbed our house. Now I use them to pretend to be good people and win people's hearts." ..."

"Also, it's been almost 70 years since the founding of Daqi... Does it really matter if the Han people are still real Zhu Li?"

Lin Sheng... It should be said that Shen Yuanwai, silently put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand, looked up at his wife who had just passed the door not long ago, and finally mustered up his courage.

"I... am not from Xuzhou."

The little young woman almost screamed: "Stop talking!"

Obviously, she had already noticed something.

Because all Zhu Lizhen's houses in the city were confiscated by Chen Guo's army, and their house alone has not been visited or cared about until now.

After finally saying what was buried in his heart, Yuanwai Shen clenched his fists and said in a low voice, "I am from Chen Guojiankang."

Shen Zhangshi clenched the chopsticks tightly.

Lin Sheng looked up at her, and said silently: "Wait for the matter here, I will take you back to Jiankang, away from the battlefield, and then we will go to the south of the Yangtze River, find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers, and live a good life..."

Shen Zhangshi lowered his head to eat silently, and after finishing his meal, he went back to the room silently without saying a word.

Lin Sheng lowered his head, took a few mouthfuls of food, and returned to the room. After looking at Shen Zhang who was sleeping with his back turned to him, he took a deep breath, lay down next to the newlywed wife, and closed his eyes. Eye.

"I'm in Jiankang, and I have a wife..."

He closed his eyes, not daring to look at his wife next to him.

But he said everything that should be said.

At this moment, Lin Sheng already had the feeling of begging for death...

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The next day, the people of Qi were still attacking the city, and Master Shen was still working in Zhizhou Yamen as usual.

But he didn't see Lin Sheng all morning, so Shen Yi felt that something was wrong, so he took someone to Lin Sheng's residence.

When Shen Yi arrived, Lin Sheng was sitting on the threshold, his hair was disheveled, and he looked extremely haggard.

Shen Yi frowned, sat next to him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lin Sheng looked up at Shen Yi, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I told her about it last night."

"I lay next to her."

Lin Sheng was in some pain: "I think when I fall asleep, she kills me with a knife, and the matter will be over."

"When I woke up the next day, there was a dagger and scissors beside my pillow, but I didn't see her..."

Having said that, he didn't go on any more, with his head down, tears streaming down his face.

Shen Yi was startled, stood up abruptly, and ran towards the main hall of the Lin family.

As soon as the door was opened, Shen Yi's pupils trembled.

On the beam of the house, a white silk hangs down.

A slightly thin woman was hanged on the beam, but her expression was calm, as if she was relieved.

Seeing this, Shen Yi only felt that his back was a little numb!

He froze in place and didn't move for a long time.

After an unknown amount of time, he returned to Lin Sheng's side and sat down.

"Brother Yankang, this is definitely not my intention. I am worried that after you take her back to Jiankang, she will find out sooner or later..."

"Never thought, she..."

Having said that, Shen Yi couldn't continue.

Lin Sheng's body trembled a little: "Si Zheng, I can no longer report to the mansion..."

Shen Yi nodded to express his understanding. He took a deep breath and swallowed hard.

"I will recommend you to the imperial court, go to the south first, serve as county magistrate for a few years..."

"In a few years, I will find an opportunity to promote you to be a magistrate."

Lin Sheng covered his face with his hands and said nothing.

Shen Yi stood up and looked up at the woman who seemed to be swaying in the wind.

Some people in this era, like people in another world, also seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

But another person in this world seems to be completely different from that world...

Even, beyond his cognition...

At this moment, Shen Yi didn't know if he did something wrong.

He stood there alone for a long time, and after an unknown amount of time, he said in a hoarse voice.

"A rich burial..."

　I have hesitated for a long time to delete, delete, and edit this chapter, and I don’t even know whether to post it, because the protagonist of an online novel is generally omniscient and can’t make mistakes, but the plot is written here, Lin Sheng’s new daughter-in-law must have an ending, Zuo Si Thinking to the right, and deducing it downward, it seems that this is the only way to go.

　　From Shen Yi's point of view, it's not wrong for him to report to Si Zheng and want to avoid risks.

　　From Shen Zhangshi's point of view, it seems that she can only go so far.

　　So, things are not easy to handle.

　　I have thought about this chapter for a long time. If you have any opinions, you can comment in the comments. If everyone thinks it is not very good, I can consider modifying it...

　　
　
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